Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-07
Tlown and County Neus.

Lieut.. George Barnett. U. S. N, who
has been on duty in Alaska. is visiting
his parents in Boscobel.
County Superintendent Harper was
called TO Madison last Saturday by the
illness of his brother S. A. Harper.
Mrs DR.. Hewitt and Mrs. Dwight
Parker, of Boscobel, attended the Old
Settlers meeting here last Thursday.
Otto Kleinpell and Matthias Kueshen-
berg were adjudged guilty of violating
excise law and fined $50 each and
costs.
Ellsworth Mckinney was elected
assistant Superintendent Of the M. E.
Sunday School at the last election of
officers.
Adolph Nathan stopped here on his
way from Duluth to Chicago last week
and remained with us to celebrate the
Fourth.
Rev. r. PengillY exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Z. L. Clough of Platteville
last Sunday. Mr.. Clough delivered two
excellent sermons here.
Celebrations were so numerous about
the country, this year that we shall not
attempt to report them all. Core
spondents may send what they
please next week.
Mrs DR.. Zeigler and her sister, Miss
Alice Edwards, started, this Wednesday,
for Dayton, Ohio, the future home Of
Mrs. Zeigler Miss Edwards will re-
turn here in a few weeks.
Montfort Monitor The Misses Clara
Barstow and Nellie Mckinney, of Ian
caster, visited Miss Nettie Weaver, TAX
ing in the picnic and returning home
Monday morning
In the inside of the HERALD this week
will be found the eloquent tribute to
Beecher by Ingersoll, also an interest
ing short story, and valuable farm
notes. They are all worth reading.
VIM. Ralph, of Cuba City, gave us a
pleasant call last Thursday. Mr.. Ralph
was miner in Beetown, Potosi, and st
''Red Dog in the old days. He is one
of Grant county's oldest citizens and
has been subscriber to the HERALD
many years.
Mr.. johnson McKensie has gone to
Mt. Hope to-day to attend the wedding
of his niece, Miss Jennie Day. daugh-
ter of Hon. r. Nj. Day, to Mr.. Gus Mil
ner, of Little Grant. We shall look for
n full account of the wedding from our
Mt. Hope correspondent for next week 5
HERALD.
Mrs. Louis Holloway writes from
Cloverdale that Wisconsin is going
ahead of California in heat aud drought
They are having all kinds of fruit in
the market and vendors arc calling at
the door almost every hour. Peaches
are cents pound.
Fred Falley of the Wahp eton Oak. J
Globe. arrived here last Thursday even
ing and has been having weeks visit
with relatives and friends. Mrs. Falley
(nee MitchelD has been visiting at her
fathers house for number of weeks
and returns with her husband TO Dako-
Ia this week
The Platteville Witness says that the
frame of the grinding mill at the powder
works is nearly completed and the mill
ready for its machinery. Work has
been commenced on new glazing mill.
The company will soon be independent
of water power as arrangements are
being made so that all the mills can be
run by steam.
Platteville Democrat: Miss Maggie
Bassett dropped dead while preparing
supper at the Park Hotel Tuesday. She
was in the kitchen and fell forward on
the stairs. Her niece and Charley
Ruble were in the room at the time.
DR.. Oettickor was called but she was
dead when he arrived. As there was
no evidence of violence or accident no
inquest was necessary. Her body was
taken to the residence of her mother
and buried on Wednesday afternoon.
Heart disease is the supposed cause of
her death as many of her people before
her had died from that cause.